"I've searched everywhere, but I haven't seen a soul. Eunuch Li, what should we do?"

Li Xun said, "Miss Qingwu, don't worry. The palace isn't that big. I'll send a few more people to search. Maybe Her Majesty was delayed somewhere else and that's why she's back a little late."

Hearing the conversation between the two people at the door, Xiao Heye took down the dark blue brocade robe he had just taken off from the wooden rack, put it on, and walked out.

His slender fingers fastened the waist belt, and the outfit accentuated Xiao Heye's figure almost perfectly.

He was tall and straight, with long limbs, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist. He twirled the thumb ring on his thumb, his face full of authority: "Have you searched the places Your Majesty usually frequents?"

Xiao Heye thought for a moment: "Wenhui Pavilion, Yongshou Palace, and the Great Buddha Hall..."

Qingwu shook her head and whispered, "No, I've only looked around here..."

Xiao Heye frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the answer, but still instructed her, "Go to the Imperial Household Department and find Xiao Anzi. Tell him to take his men to look for him."

"Yes, Master Xiao." After Qingwu withdrew, Li Xun stepped forward and said, "Master, there should be no one in this palace who doesn't know that the Empress's backer is you, so I doubt they would dare to act recklessly."

Li Xun's analysis was not without merit; almost all the eunuchs in the palace were Xiao Heye's spies.

Xiao Heye frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "You're right, no one in the palace dares to cause trouble under our noses, but what if... we leave the palace?"

He asked Li Xun, "Has anything unusual happened in the palace recently?"

Li Xun frowned and thought for a moment, but couldn't recall anything unusual. He shook his head.

Xiao Heye then asked, "What about the people who entered and left the palace? There's nothing suspicious about them either?"

After his suggestion, Li Xun suddenly remembered: "Could it be Xinrong Palace?"

“Your Majesty… Consort Wan has recently become obsessed with listening to operas. I heard that the opera troupe comes every day, in the morning and leaves in the evening.”

Mentioning Consort Wan, Xiao Heye's indifferent gaze suddenly turned sharp and cold: "Go to Xinrong Palace."

Xiao Heye has always been a straightforward person, never leaving room for maneuver in his words or actions. Moreover, when it comes to Su Tiyue, he is even less likely to hesitate.

Even though the Empress Dowager wasn't the only person behind Consort Wan.

If anything were to happen to Su Tiyue, let alone this small Xinrong Palace, Xiao Heye would probably turn the entire palace upside down.